Feb
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City Council Agenda – 2.9.10

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Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation to be given by Vice-Mayor Newman.

I. PROCLAMATIONS:
- Recognition of A.C. Reynolds Football Team Winning the State 4-A Championship

II. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of the minutes of the formal meeting held on January 26, 2010.

B. Resolution authorizing the City to apply for a grant and enter into an agreement with
the N.C. Dept. of Transportation to fund the Transit Planning Program.

C.1. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, through N.C. Emergency Management, to accept sub-grantee funds for the Asheville Police Department’s Hazardous Devices Unit X-ray machine.

2. Budget amendment, in the amount of $57,000, from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for the Asheville Police Department’s Hazardous Devices Unit X-ray machine.

D. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Huntley Construction Company, Inc., for the Reynolds Mobile Home Park Water System Improvements Project.

E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a service agreement with Hersey Meters Co., LLC., for the five-year automated meter reading project.

III. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS:
A. Asheville Regional Airport Authority Update
B. Planning & Zoning Commission Update
C. Economic Stimulus Package Update
– Resolution authorizing the City Manager to waive the formal bid requirements and
award the bid for five 35-foot Low Floor diesel buses in accordance with the N.C. Gen.
Statutes using the “piggy back” provision from the award of bid from the Cape Dear
Public Transportation Authority, Wilmington, N.C., awarded on June 25, 2009.

IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None

V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. Interim report on parking deck rates.

VI. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Resolution adopting the City Council 2010-11 Strategic Operating Plan.

B. Motion reaffirming support for the Mayor’s Committee on (Dis)Abilities, the Mayor’s
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the RICH Task Force.

C. Resolution amending the City Council Rules of Procedure (Council agenda items).

D. Discussion of domestic partner benefits for City employees; to include health insurance, bereavement and family medical leave.

E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Moore & Son Site Contractors Inc. for the Clingman Avenue Streetscape Project.

F. Boards & Commissions: (Council to determine who, if any, to interview)
– Civic Center Commission
– Community Relations Council
– Downtown Commission
– Energy & the Environment, Sustainable Advisory Committee
– Historic Resources Commission
– Planning & Zoning Commission
– Public Art Board
– Riverfront Redevelopment Commission

VII. INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT:

VIII. ADJOURNMENT.

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gnd Plcmnt rqrmnts:
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ls cmmtt brrrs rflct ld cncls t mch nd ht t s gd prpsls gt klld bcs Wrly r Mmpwr ppnts dn’t lk thm.

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n gy bnfts cts Bll Bshp, wh hlpd wth Grdn’s fvrt “Crtv Clss” bt wrt my fvrt “Bg Srt”
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Thr r svrl bttr wys t spnd ths mny, lk mncpl nvrnmntl cntrcptn.

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’ll dmt shld hv cnsldtd my psts bt mr, bt ths r frwrds frm Cncllr Brwn Nwmn nd lngtm ctvst Wltr Pl, tht gt n mss -mls:
ls wld hv gn vr t Mntn xprss cmmnts fr spll, bt thy sm t hv crshd, nd ’v bn bnnd frm Ct-tms cmmnts fr yrs.
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thnk y mk fr pnt hr. Hwvr, ’d lk fr s t kp tht ss sprt frm th dmstc prtnr plcy. Th pnt f th dmstc prtnr plcy s tht LGBT mplys shld gt th sm bnft pckg s thr mplys, rgrdlss f whtvr ths bnfts hppn t b.

sd frm th dmstc prtnr plcy qstn, w wll b rvwng r vrll hlth cr bnfts plcs ths sprng, s thr wll b pprtnts t ddrss ths ss.

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n Fr, Fb 5, 2010 t 1:27 PM, <> wrt:

d nd t pnt t tht lthgh m fr Sm Sx Dmstc Prtnr Bnfts, t ds NT, gt s ll th wy t frnss. Grdn pnts t n hs prsnttn tht, “Mny f r mplys wrk ql tm fr nql cmpnstn” nd tht 70% f cty mplys d nt mk s f fmly bnfts t ll.
m sngl nd chldlss nd s sch wld rmn nbl t ccss
fmly bnfts f wr t tk cty jb, rgrdlss f whthr ths psss, bcs ql tm fr nql cmpnstn wld prsst
rgrdlss. S rlly wnt t jn Bll Rssl n dnncng th
nfrnss f ll fmly bnfts nd sng th sm fnds t ncrs
py, whch wld b ccssbl t sngl ppl lk m, nd sngl gy ppl s wll, whch ls nclds mst gy cty mplys.
Bth ptns rmn nfr t mplys wtht nclr fmls nd
tht nds t b cknwldgd.
-ln Dtmr

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Wlt, cld y ls pst yr lttr hr?
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wld, bt m rnnng t f trns tdy nd m gttng sm flk.
Strtng wth yr BTW n th lst Prgrph, ’m nt sr wht th cty cn d bt ll th tx xmpt nn prft wnd prprty, mch f whch s nt hlpng mt hmn nds, d y?
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n Fr, 5 Fb 2010 15:47:04 -0500 “Wlt” wrts:
Mr. Smth,

Thnk y fr yr rpd, bt rrlvnt rspns. (Y’v lrnd qckly hw t gv “pltcn’s rspns”.) My cncrn ddrsss th cty’s MMDT prblm (mnng THS yr) f hw t brng ts bdgt nt blnc nd y gv m lndry lst f “sltns” r “sttns” tht wll tk YRS t chng .., nnxtn lws, tx dstrbtn systm, wtr rghts sss, tc. Y blm vryn ls fr th cty’s fnncl ws, xcpt fr th n tr clprt: Th Cty’s grnds spndng plns. Th prblms f nnxtn, wtr, sls tx, cmmtrs, stt lws, tc., r NT NW. Thy’v bn tht wy fr dcds. Wht S nw s th wy th cty hs bn spndng txpyrs dllrs – lk drnkn slr (srry, slrs). Y rlly hv t n fr th cnty bt tht s msdrctd blm – th cnty s jst rn mch bttr nd hs mr t ffr. THT’s why ppl prfr t lv tsd th Cty f shvll. (Rmmbr, th cty CHS t drp t f th wtr grmnt, BFR t dvlpd “Pln B”.) Y pprntly dn’t lk th dy-tm grwth tht th cty xprncs nd th “csts” ncrrd thrby, bt y nly ct n sd f th pctr (ndrstndbly). Y dn’t ccnt fr th mny brght NT th cty by ths sm ppl whn thy shp, t, nd ttnd fr-prft fnctns tht spprt th Cvc Cntr, glf crs, msm, tc. f th “trrbl” t-f-twnrs stppd gng t th Cvc Cntr, fr xmpl, hw lng wld t rmn pn? ( stppd gng yrs g bcs t’s 3rd-rt vn!) m vry cncrnd tht th “sltns” y nd yr crns cm p wth wll rvrs th flw nd y wll wnd p wth th hllw strfrnts th cty hd n th ’80′s. Thrgh shr stpdty, th cty rjctd WlMrt tht nw prs mllns nt th Wvrvll Trsry. nd th grt mjrty f ts jbs r hld by rsdnts f Bncmb nd Mdsn cnts. S nw n lngr shp t th shvll Mll, dwntwn, r vn th st-sd Wlmrt. drv th xtr mls t d my shppng tsd th cty.

Bfr cls, nd ssmng y’r stll wth m, lt m mk thr mr sggstns: (1) Sll th dmn glf crs; (2) sspnd spndng prcs dllrs n th “nc t hv bt nt ndd” grnwys; nd (3) whn w hv snwstrms, rnd p ll th knd sls w’v “svd” thrgh r 10-yr Hmlss Pln, gv thm snwshvls, (r n nc wthr, lt thm gt rd f nwntd grfft) nd lt thm RN thr rm-nd-brd!

t trly pns m tht thr r nly tw ntllgnt ppl lft n r Cty Cncl! sd t lv th Cty f shvll. N wndr t dsn’t mk ny f th “Bst Plcs….” lsts ny mr. Wht s RLLY scry s tht ll f Cncl’s vts sm t b nnms (r t lst ths ’v fllwd).

By th wy, d y knw wht prcntg f LL th lnd wthn th cty s ctlly sbjct t bng txd? d, nd y wld b shckd!

Wltr M. Pl

PS- ’v jst prntd Gry’s “ Fnncl Crssrd” nd wll rd t SP. Whch ssr y, wll rslt n mr -mls frm m. (r y lstnng, Ctzn-Tms?)

Frm: Grdn Smth
Snt: Thrsdy, Fbrry 04, 2010 7:21 PM
T: Wlt
Sbjct: R: Bdgt Bstrs

Thnks fr wrtng, Mr. Pl. hp y’v hd th chnc t rvw “shvll 2010: Fnncl Crssrds”. W’r n th nnvbl pstn f hvng bdgt mblnc tht nds bggr fxs thn flks my b sd t. Fllw ths lnk t rd ths 11-pg dcmnt – < hrf="http://www.mntnx.cm/fls/Fnncl_Whtppr_fnl.pdf" rl="nfllw">http://www.mntnx.cm/fls/Fnncl_Whtppr_fnl.pdf

shvll’s ppltn grws by 40,000-45,000 pr dy d t flks cmng nt th cty. Ths flks rn’t pyng prprty txs t hlp wth cty srvcs.

t-f-twnrs r prt f vr 50% f ll trffc ccdnts tht cty plc rspnd t, frthr strnng rsrcs.

shvll tks mr clls fr fir nd mrgncy srvcs pr cpt thn ny f th thr 17 cts nvlvd n th nvrsty f Nrth Crln Schl f Gvrnmnt’s Bnchmrkng Prjct (178 clls pr 1,000 ppl cmprd t th nxt hghst cty, Chrltt, whch hs 126 clls pr 1,000 ppl).

n vrg, cts cptrd 53.33% f th ppltn grwth n th cnty. Frm 1950-2000, shvll cptrd nly 10.75% f th ppltn grwth n Bncmb Cnty. Ths s d t r pssv stnc n nnxtn.

Th cty f shvll gnrts 75% f th ttl sls tx rvn n Bncmb Cnty, bt th cty rcvd nly 28% f tht mny ths yr, th rst gng twrds Cnty ntrsts.

W r cnstrnd by th stt rgrdng mngmnt f r wn wtr rsrcs.

W r cnstrnd by th stt rgrdng mngmnt f r wn ccpncy tx rvns.

n shrt, Mr. Pl, shvll s n nq pstn. Mntnng r cty’s bsc srvcs s gng t b chllng nlss smthng strts t gv. hp y’ll cnsdr cntctng yr Cnty Cmmssnrs nd Stt Lgsltrs n n ffrt t hlp shvll bcm mr fnnclly stbl.

Th bdgt cnsdrtns g bynd Py-G pprch t strctrl mblnc tht s nsstnbl n th lng rn. Thnk y fr yr cncrn nd ntrst. hp y’ll rd th Crssrds dcmnt nd cntn t ffr yr nsghts nd pnns.

Grdn Smth
shvll Cty Cncl

Frm: Wlt
T: < hrf="mlt:shvllNCCncl@shvllnc.gv">shvllNCCncl@shvllnc.gv
Cc: Ltt
Snt: Th, Fbrry 4, 2010 6:43:06 PM
Sbjct: Bdgt Bstrs

s fw, f ny, prpsls n th Cncl’s “wsh Lst” tht wll nt dd t th cty’s bdgt. t th sm tm, s n – zr – rcmmndtns s t hw ths ds wll b pd fr. ny dt cn – nd pprntly wll – spnd mny (spclly f t blngs t smn ls) bt t tks crg t ccmpny spndng wth svng, r t lst, ncld th mns t “py th blls”. rg, wld lk t mk sggstn: NY prpsl brght t Cncl fr vt, tht wll ltmtly CST dllrs, b (mndtrly) ccmpnd by th mns t py fr t, r prvd ffsttng CTS n xpndtrs. Fr y “ws ldrs”, ths s smply gd gvrnmnt nd CMMN SNS (n vry shrt spply rnd hr).

Bfr nttng NW prjcts, plns, ds, why nt bgn by fgrng t hw t cvr th crrnt $ 5,000,000 shrtfll? r r y t frd t tckl th RL prblms (tht rsltd frm yr prflgt vrspndng)?

Fr xmpl, bfr pprvng bnfts fr nmrrd prtnrs, hs nyn fgrd t hw mch ths wll CST? Wtht dbtng th mrts f nmrrd prtnrs, pls s th brns y wr gvn nd tll th pblc wht ths d wll cst thm (r whmvr wll br th cst). Bttm ln: N mny, n bnny!

Wlt Pl

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wsh shvll wld fllw th Rckfllr gnds bcs th Rckfllrs fndd th Ppltn Cncl:
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nd fndd th Knsy nsttt:
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Fun quote from the New World Order Wiki:

“The common theme in conspiracy theories about a New World Order is that a powerful and secretive elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an autonomous world government, which would replace sovereign nation-states and put an end to international power struggles. Significant occurrences in politics and finance are speculated to be orchestrated by an extremely influential cabal operating through many front organizations. Numerous historical and current events are seen as steps in an on-going plot to achieve world domination through secret political gatherings and decision-making processes”

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I didn’t make up the links, they are from the organizations listed, funny how an agenda can be promoted/implemented world wide right out in the open if people would care to look, but still be dismissed as “conspiracy theory”.Had you seen all the evidence from the globalists’ own organizations, their own statements tht I have for the last 20 years since GHW Bush first repeatedly mentioned the “new world order” you would see the Wiki provided is essentially accurate, except for it being a “conspiracy theory”.I would reccomend the book The Globalists by UNC-CH professor Dr. Dennis Cuddy PHD a chronology of the world government movement by the principals’ own statements and actions.

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A little preview of the type of writing in the book. I would also recommend “Tragedy and Hope” by Dr. Carroll Quigley, written in 1966 by President Clinton’s history professor at the Georgetown university foreign service school who himself was part of the globalists’ network and agreed with their goal, his only complaint was they were too secretive his 1300 page book was suppressed at the time.

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Whr dd ll m vwlls g?

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“Science” also funded by the Rockefellers.

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Whr dd ll lns vwlls g?

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